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title: "Acute Floor - Architect"
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buyer: "United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust"
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# Acute Floor - Architect

Buyer: United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-144206a8-5752-4b22-b18c-1534a5ea8e20

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## Summary

United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust commissioned architectural and building consultancy services for an acute floor project. The requirement is classified as building consultancy services (CPV 71315200) and falls within the services category. Delivery is in Lincoln, at the Trust’s site associated with postcode LN2 5QY, in the East Midlands. The appointed supplier is Gotch Saunders & Surridge LLP trading as GSSArchitecture, an architectural practice based in Kettering. The work concerns the design and consultancy input needed for an acute hospital floor, making it relevant to architectural practices and building consultants with experience of healthcare environments and NHS estates. The buyer is the United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

This procurement has been completed and awarded through a selective call-off from a framework agreement. The tender submission deadline was 22 June 2026 at 12:00. The estimated value range was £60,000 to £70,000, with the contract awarded for £70,000. The award was made on 20 July 2026 to Gotch Saunders & Surridge LLP trading as GSSArchitecture. The contract period runs from 20 July 2026 to 30 September 2026. The recorded evaluation basis was the procurement conducted through the framework call-off route. The contract is classified as active, while the tender itself is recorded as complete. The procurement was identified as unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises.

This award demonstrates a defined requirement for architectural and building consultancy support on an acute hospital floor within the United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust estate. Competitors seeking comparable work from this buyer would need credible architectural capability, building consultancy expertise and an understanding of healthcare construction and refurbishment environments. Experience of designing or advising on acute clinical areas would help demonstrate relevance, alongside the ability to work within NHS estates constraints and coordinate technical, operational and stakeholder requirements. Suppliers would also need to access the relevant framework route, since the requirement was awarded as a framework call-off. The selected practice shows that a specialist SME architectural supplier can deliver this type of hospital consultancy requirement.

## Notice

Acute Floor - Architect

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/14781f64-0bc3-4c73-8b6a-0651bf9766df |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 22 Jun 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 20 Jul 2026 |
| Contract period | 20 Jul 2026 - 30 Sep 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £70,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £70,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Locality | LINCOLN |
| Postcode area | Lincoln |
| Postcode | LN5 7JH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF3 Lincolnshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF30 Lincolnshire CC |
| Local authority | Lincoln |
| Electoral ward | Park |
| Westminster constituency | Lincoln |
| Delivery location | TLF East Midlands (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Gotch Saunders & Surridge LLP t/a GSSArchitecture |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71315200 - Building consultancy services

## Release History

- 18 Aug 2026 at 12:56 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/14781f64-0bc3-4c73-8b6a-0651bf9766df

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/14781f64-0bc3-4c73-8b6a-0651bf9766df
  18th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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